The siblings knelt on the ground for a long time before they dared to get up.
Su Wan'er looked at the enormous pile of snake bones on the ground, then at the dark forest beside them, which had fallen quiet now that the demon serpent was dead. At last, the weight hanging over her heart lifted completely.
A sense of security.
An unprecedented sense of security filled her—a feeling that even if the sky fell, there was nothing to fear.
Her gaze fell on the heap of stark-white bones, and suddenly her eyes lit up.
She walked over to the pile and picked up the thickest snake bone. It was heavy in her hand and hard as stone, far tougher than steel.
Then she picked up one of the scales the serpent had shed. Its edge was as sharp as a knife.
These... were all treasures!
"Senior... Senior said he wanted something good to eat..." Su Che reminded her quietly from nearby.
Su Wan'er slapped her forehead. Right!
The senior's instructions were the most important!
She looked at the enormous skull and suddenly thought of something.
Suppressing her revulsion, she rummaged around inside the serpent's skull for a while. Before long, she found a fist-sized orb that gave off a faint green glow.
A demon core!
She had heard that powerful demonic creatures formed demon cores inside their bodies, containing the essence of their lives. They were treasures that cultivators dreamed of obtaining.
Holding the demon core, which still retained a trace of warmth, in both hands, Su Wan'er went back over to Lu Yuan and carefully set it on a rock beside him.
Only after that did she take her brother and begin clearing up the aftermath.
"Xiao Che, pick up all these bones. Big or small, don't leave